>Without proof, we cannot assume either way. So if you would like to
>make an argument about education quality in the US today, back it up with
>facts,
>otherwise it just sounds like "In my day" geezer-ranting.
I can tell you the school system I went thru has significantly lowered it
standards for grades, while at the same time INCREASING their requirments
of what you are taught.
I have a nephew going thru the same schools I attended (even has many of
the same teachers), and I see what he is learning, and how it reflects to
his grades.
He is taught more than I was at his level... BUT, failure to know the
stuff doesn't result in matching low grades. At least in this school
system, it looks like they just won't give a kid lower than a C... no
matter what.
But they are definitly teaching more than they were when I attended... so
things like standardized tests may result in higher average scores, since
some of that higher learning probably sinks in to a good percentage of
the kids.
-chris
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